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Its Sports & Comedy with Gambling tips! with Mikey Wilson, Former Detroit Fire Fighter now Comedian/Writer living in Atlanta & Andy St. Clair Comedian/Writer Living in Los Angeles ...we're sports junkies
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Each week we invite one of the biggest guests in the world of magic to maroon themselves on a desert island. They are allowed to take with them 8 tricks, 1 book, 1 banishment and 1 non magic item that they use for magic! We discuss their 'can't live without' lists and why those items were chosen. Episodes are uploaded every Friday and are available via all Podcast service providers! To find out more about the team behind Desert Island Tricks, please visit: www.alakazam.co.uk
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** Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks ** Host David Barr Kirtley, author of the book Save Me Plz and Other Stories, talks geek culture with guests such as Neil Gaiman, George R. R. Martin, Richard Dawkins, Simon Pegg, Bill Nye, Margaret Atwood, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Ursula K. Le Guin. Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy has appeared on recommended podcast lists from NPR, The Guardian, Wired, The A.V. Club, BBC America, CBC Radio, WVXU, io9, Omni, The St ...
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You are a writer! The mission of our festival, and our podcast, is to help you know that. Through conversations with fascinating authors and supporters of the literary festival we aim to share insightful stories into the craft of writing and the book industry, helping you feel that ”You CAN write!”.
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A spirit pressed the bedsheets. A duvet peeled back on its own. And a mummified fairy hoax fooled the world. We sit down with artist and prop-maker Dan Baines to explore how subtle methods and rich storytelling turn haunted curios into unforgettable theatre. From forensics in London to Lebanon Circle’s museum-quality creations for BBC, Warner Broth…
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It's Week 9 On #Big6Pics and we've got #ElizaHayesMaher back with us to fill us in on whats new in the #BillsMafia cause she's been in it since birth! She'll go head to head with Andy St. Clair for the big #BillsvsCheifs game this week. we're also talking #BlueJays #Dodgers #WorldSeries #NFL medling on rules, #BrotherlyShove #Buffallo most famous, …
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Week 10 on Alright Bet! and we killed it las week 36-10... free Money!!! its that easy!Mikey and Andy have all your #betting insight and plays for the week of Oct. 23rd-27th of #NCAAFootball and #NFL its all here. #MoneyLine #Spreads #Teasers #PetThatDawg #HeadToHead #Akron5 #Parlays #Sportsbetting #DWMODpod #gamblingtips #KuttinLooseNetwork #Alrig…
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Anthony Ha joins us to discuss the last six stories from the book The Best of Greg Egan. Stories discussed: “Crystal Nights,” “Zero for Conduct,” “Uncanny Valley,” “Bit Players,” “3-adica,” “Instantiation.” Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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A quiet moment in an airport turns unforgettable: Keith Barry shares how a simple card change became a first clear memory for a child recovering from eye cancer and why that reminder of wonder still guides the way he builds every routine. From there, we dig into the material he trusts most, the frameworks that make it bulletproof, and the choices t…
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#SecondCity alum Brian Hunt of #DadStyleComedy joins us #DWMODpod for #Big6Picks he's a#DieHard #Brocos #Nuggets #Rockies fan and we're talking #WorlsSeries #Dodgers #BlueJays #ohtani #NBA season starts a new game called "That Guy's a football coach?" #DeionSanders future in #Colorado #NFL fixing games and more on #QuickHits #NoWay #KnockItOff #Wha…
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More free money coming your way on week 9 of DWMOD- Alright Bet! Mikey and Andy have all your #betting insight and plays for the week of Oct. 23rd-27th of #NCAAFootball and #NFL its all here. #MoneyLine #Spreads #Teasers #PetThatDawg #HeadToHead #Akron5 #Parlays #Sportsbetting #DWMODpod #gamblingtips #KuttinLooseNetwork #AlrightBet # #RustBeltClub…
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This week on Big6Picks we've got #IG Coach Kelly Mcdaniels and we're talking #Coaching #Lions #Chiefs #NFL #Cheating #BrianBranch #JUJU #DanDickerson #KingMiller #USC #CalabasasFootball #ND #Flacco #TheySaidIt #Atlanta #Falcons #MLK #CeeLoGreen #AndreRison #GregMaddux #TonyGwynn #WhatJustHappened #QuickHits #NoWay #KnockItOff #Big6Picks #OldeEnglis…
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It's week 8 on DWMOD- Alright Bet! Mikey and Andy have all your #betting insight and plays for the week of Oct. 16th-20th of #NCAAFootball and #NFL its all here. #MoneyLine #Spreads #Teasers #PetThatDawg #HeadToHead #Akron5 #Parlays #Sportsbetting #DWMODpod #gamblingtips #KuttinLooseNetwork #AlrightBet and We're handing out free #Money #NCAAFootbal…
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A lot of magicians are taught to copy the script, dress the part, and never take off their shoe. Ben Williams did the opposite and that’s where the magic got good. We sit down with Ben to map the journey from shop counter to full-time pro, and how ditching ego, reading people, and letting effects breathe turned solid tricks into lasting moments. We…
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The work is the point. That’s the pulse of this candid, wide-ranging session with R. Paul Wilson, creator, consultant, and the mind behind The Real Hustle, where we dig into what actually makes magic land: clear effects, honest timing, and an audience that edits your choices in real time. We open with a hard truth: there are no shortcuts. From Vern…
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It's week 6 baby and we got Grant Lancaster in the house again! if you're new to the crew you dont wanna miss this one. we're talking about the early days at #BadBoyRecords #CraigMack #Biggie #FlavaInYaEar #Diddy #howard #EPMD #BrentWood #HipHop #NFL #NCAAFootball #Tigers #MLB #JamesFranklin #ULMReport #MarcSanchez #DFD #QuickHits #NoWay #KnockItOf…
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its week 7 already?! The season is flying by and the money is flying in!!! Mikey and Andy have all your #betting insight and plays for the week of Oct. 9th-13th of #NCAAFootball and #NFL its all here. #MoneyLine #Spreads #Teasers #PetThatDawg #HeadToHead #Akron5 #Parlays #Sportsbetting #DWMODpod #KuttinLooseNetwork…
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Anthony Ha joins us to discuss six more stories from the book The Best of Greg Egan. Stories discussed: “Silver Fire” (1:30), “Reasons to be Cheerful” (16:42), “Oceanic” (28:10), “Oracle” (44:19), “Singleton” (1:04:54), “Dark Integers” (1:16:32). Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks. Learn more about your …
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A live show opens with robots, kids, and pure energy, then the control room realises ten full minutes aired with no sound. What happens next says everything about a presenter who helps to keep everything flowing and use his incredibly personable persona to make a disaster feel like it barely even happened. That’s our entry point into a fast, genero…
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Its week 5 already! and comedian/podcaster Tank Head Mo is in the house as the guest picker. we're talking #Hawks #NBA #Falcons #NFL #rydercup2025 #LaneTrain comedy #Kenner #StartingLineups #Finbaum #JamesFranklin #PennState #Whiteout #Tigers game 1 live heroics #TingusPingus and the 6 biggest games in #college and pro football with #QuickHits #NoW…
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Philip Gelatt and Morgan Galen King, creators of The Spine of Night, join us to discuss the book Flame and Crimson: A History of Sword and Sorcery by Brian Murphy. Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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What happens when the universe sends you a sign? For Christopher Taylor, it came in the form of a prisoner's profound question and a late-night phone call from David Copperfield on the very same day his wife encouraged him to pursue magic full-time. In this captivating episode, Christopher shares his remarkable journey from prison guard to classroo…
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It's week 4 on #DWMODpod #Big6Picks and comedian Gabe McAteer is in the house. we're talking #Colts #Pacers #Lions #Kershaw #GordonButterfeld #AnthonyRichardson #IndianaJones #DanielJones #Popcorn #SonicandKnuckles #JahmyrGibbs #DavidMontgomery ##ULMreport #LaneTrain Skinny #Zion and more on #QuickHits #NoWay #KnockItOff #WhatJustHappened and then …
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Card magic legend John Carey takes us on a fascinating journey through the eight tricks that defined his remarkable career, from the streets of London to teaching in 26 countries worldwide. John's selections reveal the essence of powerful, practical magic. The Biddle Trick, with its multiple magical moments in a single effect. Triumph, where chaos …
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it's week 3 on #DWMODpod #Big6Picks and we gotta study abroad cause Andy is in Ireland and Mikey is in Cancun, so producer Lou is in the hot seat. we're talking #lions #Bears #nba #toughguys crazy and brilliant #MLB play of the year #holding calls #NotreDame #football and picking the 6 biggest games of the week along with #QuickHits #NoWay #KnockIt…
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What if everything you thought about magic was missing the point entirely? Prolific creator James Brown shatters conventional wisdom about magical performance, revealing that the true essence of magic isn't found in secrets, techniques, or special abilities, but in the powerful human connections we create. James' journey into magic wasn't the tradi…
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Mercurio D. Rivera joins us to discuss nine more stories from the book The Best of Larry Niven. Stories discussed: “Inconstant Moon” (1:34), “Rammer” (18:42), “Cloak of Anarchy” (27:42), “The Fourth Profession” (38:22), “Flash Crowd” (47:59), “The Defenseless Dead” (59:37), “Flight of the Horse” (1:15:55), “The Hole Man” (1:22:29), “Night on Mispec…
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It's week 2 on #Big6Picks 2025 and this weeks guest picker is Hollywood producer and story editor Dunbar Dicks. he's a #Tennessee #Volunteer super fan and #titans jumkie as well. were talking #Vols #Dawgs matchup, his latest preject is History's Mysteries with #LaurenceFishburne and missing #WW2 Gold, #NFL late scores, #JalenCarter spitting #DakPre…
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This week we welcome Marvin Berglas, President of The Magic Circle and the creative force behind Marvin's Magic, as he shares the extraordinary journey that shaped his legendary career. Marvin's story begins with a powerful lesson in resilience, when a Harrods buyer dismissively tossed his product aside calling it "that old stinker," he responded n…
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It's week 1 of the #NFL #football season and that means week 1 of #Big6Picks on #DWMODpod this weeks guest is #GarrettFuller of #WayneCountyLyfe we're talking #characters #DipCup #Cody #UncleTerry #DaxShepard #BallySports #Detroit #MichiganFootball #GoBlue #Lions #PaulFinebaum #Wrestling #toys #TerryFunk #WierdToys #tigers #cubs #JustinTurner #Mike…
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Nikolas Mavresis, one of magic's most inventive mentalism creators, opens up about the effects that shaped his journey from magic skeptic to prolific innovator. This conversation reveals the fascinating truth behind his creative process and how he approaches method selection. "You have to put yourself in the spectator's shoes and think like laymen,…
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Matthew Kressel joins us to discuss Fantastic Fiction at KGB, a monthly science fiction reading series in New York City. Support the Fantastic Fiction at KGB fundraiser over at www.gofundme.com/f/fantastic-fiction-reading-series-at-the-kgb-bar. Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks. Learn more about your ad…
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It's here! the complete 2025 #FootballPreview #NFL #NCAAFootball every division, every conference, #wintotals #superbowl picks #cfp picks #nationalchampionship #teambreakdowns #sportsbetting #tips #Big10 #Big12 #SEC #ACC #SunBelt #AmericanConference #MountaiWest #Pac2 #Maction #ConferenceUSA #AFC #NFC #Playoffs…
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Ever wondered what happens when a car vanish illusion goes wrong hours before filming? Or how swallowing needles helped a struggling magician pay his rent before television fame? Ben Hanlin pulls back the curtain on these stories and more in this incredible episode. The celebrated British magician, known for ITV's "Tricked" and Discovery's "Breakin…
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In this special 600th episode David Barr Kirtley interviews his wife Steph Grossman, short story writer and co-host of the Basement Girls horror podcast. Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy David Barr Kirtley
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This weeks show is loaded! we got #NFL #NFC predictions on #AlrighBet as well as #HeismanTrophy long shot picks, we're recapping the #DIF #ComedyFestival from #Detroit and showing you whats in that #WWE #MoneyInTheBank case as well as our regular segments #QuickHits #KnockItOff #NoWay with wierd #baseball facts #VineMcmahon new look and a whole lot…
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Step into the magical world of Wayne McEwan, New Zealand's premier children's entertainer and versatile performer who has earned both the Lifetime Achievement Award from Magic New Zealand and Children's Entertainer of the Year honours from the Variety Artist Club of New Zealand. Wayne takes us on a captivating journey through his desert island magi…
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Welcome to "Desert Island Books". In this new format Eastbourne Literary Festival podcast episode, people are asked to share with us the 5 books that mean the most to them and why. This episode explores 5 books that mean the world to author and technologist, Charles Humble, including: "The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame "Last Chance to See…
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Tom Gerencer joins us to discuss the book Storyteller: Writing Lessons and More from 27 Years of the Clarion Writers’ Workshop by Kate Wilhelm. Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy David Barr Kirtley
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When magic meets craftsmanship, something special happens. Tony Antoniou embodies this intersection as both a lifetime Magic Circle member and the creative force behind The Mind Hacker, crafting exquisite leather goods that expand the use of popular effects from post-it pads to ProMystic effects. His selections paint a fascinating portrait of his e…
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On this weeks episode we've got some #wrestling talk heading into #SummerSlam #WWE with special guest #Atlanta #comedian Hunter Meech who just launched his new #podcast "All Things Wrestling" on #KuttinLooseNetwork we get into #top5 Wrestlers ever before Andy St. Clair and Mikey Wilson get into Top 5 #baseballmovies and break down the #MLB #TradeDe…
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What does a magician do when a spectator wants to read their mind instead of having their own mind read? In a delightful twist shared by Welsh mentalist Rich Relish, he decided to play along, and was shocked when the spectator correctly divined his drawing of a house, leaping into the air with excitement while the wedding photographer captured the …
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Matt London joins us to discuss narrative design, George R. R. Martin, and the new book Grace Given: The Mythology of Elden Ring by George Truscott. Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy David Barr Kirtley
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Neil Henry, master of viral magic videos and unforgettable pranks, invites us into his world where play isn't just entertainment, it’s a pathway to possibility. From his early days selling tricks at Covent Garden's Magic Cave to creating videos seen by half a billion people, Neil shares the philosophy that's guided his creative journey. "When a non…
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Magic's unpredictability takes centre stage in this captivating conversation with Chris North, celebrating his 60th year in show business and what an incredible career he’s had. From borrowing rings that go flying during rough seas to audience members pouring beer on his head mid-illusion, Chris shares the hilarious mishaps that have shaped his rem…
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On this weeks episode we pay tribute to a true #DFD #Detroitfiredepartment legend and we're talking #UFC318 #BritishOpen #draft day 1sts #FireUpChips #PaulFinebaum #TatisJr. #MookieBetts #Jeter #MLS #armwrestling #Popeye #Heman #LamarJackson how NOT to #saveyourmarriage #BetterBeGood is back #DIF greatest catch of all time #MLB enough #analytics an…
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When your name appears in someone's phone as "Crazy Leo," there's a story behind it. Leo Smetsers, a Dutch magical phenomenon who's been mystifying audiences for over three decades, brings his boundless energy and innovative thinking to this captivating conversation about the eight tricks he'd take to a desert island. Leo's selections reveal much a…
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